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Nicholas E. Goldsmith 140 Gortner Laboratory, 1479 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108 Phone: (765)-670-2145 Email: [email protected]
Education Ph.D., Ecology Evolution and Behavior 2012-Present University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Graduate minor: Statistics
B.S., Plant Biology 2008-2012 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN With Highest Distinction, GPA: 4.0/4.0 Leadership Development Certificate in Agriculture Honors Thesis: Cytogeography of Claytonia virginica in Tippecanoe County, IN
Selected Awards France A. Córdova Award for Leadership in Action, Purdue Commencement 2012 Trail Maker, Purdue University Five Students Who are a Trail Maker 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation 2014 Ford Foundation Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Academy of Sciences 2014 President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, University of Minnesota 2017
Research Publications and Presentations
Lockhart, B., D. Mollov, N. Olzewksi, N. Goldsmith. Under Review. Identification, transmission and genomic characterization of a new member of the family Caulimoviridae causing a flower distoration disease of Rudbeckia hirta. Virus Research.
Goldsmith, N.E., A. Eule-Nashoba. Salt tolerance in a native prairie legume: the interaction of genes and the environment. Poster presentation at Evolution 2016, Austin, TX Poster presentation at Out to Innovate 2017, Boston, MA
Goldsmith, N.E., R.G. Shaw. Potential for ongoing adaptation in a native prairie plant. Poster presentation at Botany 2015, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Poster presentation at ESA 2015, Baltimore, MD
Goldsmith, N.E., N.C. Emery, M. Jensen. 2010. Competition and Relatedness in Lasthenia. Poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, Purdue University, IN.
Grants and Fellowships Institute on the Environment Mini-Grant, University of Minnesota ($2700) 2016 Dayton Bell Museum Fund Fellowship, University of Minnesota ($894.97) 2016 EEB Research Award, University of Minnesota ($2000) 2016 EEB Travel Award, University of Minnesota ($995) 2016 JW Wilkie Fund for Natural History Fellowship, University of Minnesota ($800) 2015
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EEB Research Award, University of Minnesota ($2000) 2015 EEB Travel Award, University of Minnesota ($1100) 2015 GAPSA Scholarly Travel Award, University of Minnesota ($200) 2015 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation 2014 Ford Foundation Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Academy of Sciences 2014 Dayton Bell Museum Fund Fellowship, University of Minnesota ($1500) 2014 EEB Research Award, University of Minnesota ($1786) 2014 EEB Summer Block Grant, University of Minnesota ($5834) 2014 Florence Rothman Fellowship, University of Minnesota ($1500) 2013 EEB Summer Block Grant, University of Minnesota ($5834) 2013
Service Presentations Goldsmith, N.E. 2016. Harnessing student government. Workshop at the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, Purdue University, IN.
Mazone, A., J. Mein, N.E. Goldsmith. 2016. The art of participatory leadership as an innovative tool for change. Workshop at the Office of Student Affairs’ Connections Conference, University of Minnesota, MN.
Goldsmith, N.E. 2010. Asexuality the missing orientation. Oral presentation at the Intersections Diversity Conference, Purdue University, IN.
Awards President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, University of Minnesota 2017 France A. Córdova Award for Leadership in Action, Purdue Commencement 2012 Trail Maker, Purdue University Five Students Who are a Trail Maker 2012
Positions President 2012-2017 Council of Graduate Students (COGS), University of Minnesota Successfully advocated for: the reduction in use of racial descriptors in crime alerts, adoption of an affirmative consent policy, coverage of PrEP by the Student Health Benefit Plan, and expansion of gender-inclusive restrooms Coordinated the University of Minnesota student body leaders’ letters of support for the Whose Diversity demonstrators and University of Chicago student body president Charged the mental health committee which successfully advocated for hiring more mental health professionals multiple years Serve on student advisory boards, senate committees, and the University of Minnesota Alumni Association Board of Directors Served on the search committees for the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education, and the Director of the Office for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Formerly Vice President of University Relations (2014-2015), Representative (2013-2014), and Alternative Representative (2012-2013)
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Leadership Team Member 2014-2016 Minnesota Queer Science, University of Minnesota Organized monthly lunches for LGBTQ people in the sciences Discussed college life, science, and LGBTQ issues with high schoolers
Volunteer 2013-2015 Hamline-Midway Public Library, St. Paul Public Libraries Assist with programming on native organism biology and conservation
Participatory Leadership Host/Trainer, Art of Participatory Leadership Student Training 2016 Host/Trainer, Art of Participatory Leadership Training 2016 2016 Host, Dialogue to Action: From Mizzou to Minnesota Part 2 2015 Host/Trainer, Art of Participatory Leadership Student Training 2015 Student, Art of Participatory Leadership Training 2015
Teaching Guest Lecturer 2014-2015 Century College, White Bear Lake, MN Course: BIOL 1029 Microbes & Society Microbes and the Environment lab section Spring 2015 Course: BIOL 2035 Microbiology Microbial Genetics session for two sections Fall 2014
Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) 2012-2014 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Course: BIOL 3409/5409 Evolution Lab TA for two lab sections Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Course: BIOL 2002 Foundations of Biology Lab TA for one lab section Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Course: BTNY 110 Introduction to Plant Biology 2011-2012 Lead Lab TA for one lab section Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Grader for two lab sections Fall 2011 and one lab section Spring 2012 Assisting Lab TA for one lab section Fall 2011 and Spring 2012
Relevant Coursework Preparing Future Faculty, University of Minnesota Teaching in Higher Education(GRAD 8101) 2014 Preparing Future Faculty Practicum (GRAD 8200) 2015 Multicultural Inclusive Learning & Teaching (GRAD 8200) 2015